MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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